Spiritual Warfare

John Murray, in his commentary on Romans, writes that “the more sanctified [a Christian] becomes the more painful to him must be the presence in himself of that which contradicts the perfect standard of holiness.” Though the power of sin ...Read More

Because the Son of God came to destroy the devil, we need not fear the devil. We also need not wonder too much if there is a demon behind specific temptations that confront us. What we should do is become ...Read More

Only as we understand the enemy of the flesh can we begin to please God. The Lord is not content for mere external holiness. He wants our hearts, and he measures holiness based on what lies within (1 Sam. 16 ...Read More

First Peter 3:15 gives us the prescription for dealing with the world. We are not to be recluses but are to be ready to give an answer for the hope that is within us. That presupposes that we are ...Read More

Take time today to read back through Ephesians and thank God for what we
have learned. Ask Him to make you more loving and more willing to stand for
the essential truths of the Christian faith. Also, ask Him that ...Read More

Do you struggle to find peace with God after you have sinned? If you are in
Christ by faith, which is evident in your desire to repent of all your sin and
turn continually to Him, then you can be ...Read More

Christians look forward to the resurrection of the body (Dan. 12:1–2), so we
should always prize the physicality with which God has gifted us. We must
not, however, prize the evil things that our flesh loves. We are ...Read More

The ways of this fallen world influence us far more than we would ever want
to imagine. Therefore, it is absolutely critical that we keep ourselves immersed
in Scripture, seeking for God to transform our minds that we might see ...Read More

In addition to being specific in prayer, God also wants us to be persistent in
intercession (Eph. 6:18). This is a good reminder for us today, as we are
likely to give up praying when we feel as if ...Read More

John Calvin states that “by faith we repel all the attacks of the devil, and by
the word of God the enemy himself is slain. If the word of God shall have its
efficacy upon us through faith, we shall ...Read More

An essential part of turning to Christ in order to resist temptation and other
assaults successfully is understanding and appreciating truly His loveliness.
When we have a true grasp of His greatness, we will be more encouraged to
look to ...Read More

Nothing gives us surer footing than the gospel, the good news that our sovereign,
holy God has intervened in history to reconcile His people to Himself.
Understanding that we are reconciled to Him through no effort of our own
reminds ...Read More

Today, people want to deny the existence of absolute truth and instead embrace
teachings that say personal righteousness is an indifferent matter. Yet
without the truth of the gospel and a zeal for holiness, we will be ill-prepared
to battle ...Read More

John Calvin comments, “There will be no danger which may not be successfully
met by the power of God; nor will any who, with [the armor of God], fight
against Satan, fail in the day of battle.” Daily we are ...Read More

There is indeed a war going on in the heavens, so we should not be naive
about the enemies we face. Still, we can be confident that the hands of God
envelop us, and so we should ask Him to ...Read More